Bienvenüe+ Post-doctoral Fellowship Programme

Offer Description

Bienvenüe+ is an international post-doctoral fellowship programme aiming at attracting talented scientists to develop their two-year project in Breton laboratories. The programme is co-funded by the European HORIZON-MSCA-COFUND programme, the regional council of Brittany (Région Bretagne) and the 20 Host Institutions. The programme is coordinated by Région Bretagne.

Bienvenüe+ is organised around the open, transparent and merit-based recruitment of 3 cohorts of 25 high-profile post-doctoral fellows. Bienvenüe+ aims to integrate the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) principles and European standards of excellence into Région Bretagne’s research programme management.

The upcoming call will open on 1st December 2026 and will close on 16th February 2027, with fellowships starting between September 2027 and January 2028.

Bienvenüe+ follows a thematical rather than a discipline approach: projects from every discipline can be funded as long as they contribute to one of the strategic innovation areas of the Breton Research & Innovation Smart Specialization Strategy (RIS3): Maritime economy for blue growth, Secure and responsible digital economy, Health and welfare economics for a better quality of life, Food economy for everyone to eat well, Economics of industry for intelligent productions, and finally a transversal axis around transitions.

A wide range of research disciplines can therefore be funded through Bienvenüe+ such as:

Anthropology, Architecture, Arts, Astronomy, Biological sciences, Chemistry, Communication Sciences, Computer science, cultural studies, demography, economics, educational sciences, engineering, environmental science, ethics in health sciences, ethics in natural sciences, ethics in physical sciences, ethics in social sciences, geography, geosciences, history, information science, juridical sciences, language sciences, management sciences, technology, sociology, psychological sciences, neurosciences, pharmacological sciences, mathematics, philosophy, medical sciences, political sciences, physics,… Projects with a social sciences approach are particularly welcome.

The Bienvenüe+ consortium is formed by 20 complementary and internationally recognized Host Institutions located in Brittany, and the SATT Ouest Valorisation, which offers support for training and technological transfer. Only research units located in Brittany are eligible to host Bienvenüe+ fellows.

The fellows will be employed by one of the Bienvenüe+ Host Institutions within Breton premises: ANSES, CNRS, EHESP, Ecole Navale, ENS Rennes, ENSCR, ENSTA, Ifremer, IMT Atlantique, Bretagne INP, INRAE, Inria, INSA Rennes, Institut Agro Rennes-Angers, MNHN, Sorbonne Université – Roscoff Marine Station, Université de Bretagne-Occidentale, Université de Bretagne Sud, Université de Rennes, Université Rennes 2.

BENEFITS

• A 24-month fellowship with an estimated net remuneration of 2,711€ per month, a mobility allowance of 200€ gross per month, and a family allowance up to 299€ (gross amount of the remuneration, including mobility allowance, of 3 892€ after deduction of the employer’s contribution)
• Full social security according to French standards (parental and sick leave, 25 vacation days per year minimum, pension contribution, unemployment benefits once the contract is over)
• A research, networking and training contribution of 1,000€ per month
• Bienvenüe+ training programme,
• Live in Brittany with high-level quality of life and get support for your arrival and during your stay

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• PhD degree holder; no minimum or maximum limit of experience after having successfully defended the thesis
• Compliance with the MSCA mobility rule: applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity in France for more than 12 months in the last three years before the call deadline (period to consider: 16 February 2024 – 16th February 2027)
• Research project proposal contributes to the Breton Research & Innovation Smart Specialization Strategy
• It is mandatory for an applicant to contact and find beforehand a Breton researcher that agrees to supervise the fellow if the application is successful. For this purpose, and in addition to applicants’ personal networks, applicants may find Breton researchers’ expressions of interest to supervise a Bienvenüe+ fellow on the programme website.

SELECTION PROCESS

First step: eligibility check

Second step: scientific evaluation by independent experts

Third step: consensus selection by an international scientific board

Results will be published on 2nd July 2027 on the BIENVENÜE website.

Further information: bienvenue.bretagne.bzh

Apply only on the dedicated platform that will open at the beginning of the call

Contact: msca-bienvenue@bretagne.bzh

Where to apply

Website: https://bienvenue.bretagne.bzh/funding-opportunities/bienvenueplus/

Requirements

• Research Field: All
• Education Level: PhD or equivalent

Work Location(s)

• Number of offers available: 25
• Company/Institute: Multiple
• Country: France

Contact

• City: Rennes Cedex 7
• Website: https://bienvenue.bretagne.bzh/funding-opportunities/bienvenueplus/
• Street: 283 av Gal Georges Patton CS21101
• Postal Code: 35711
• E-Mail: msca-bienvenue@bretagne.bzh